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NITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

JOHN A. EADES, OF MIDDLETOWN, ASSIGNOR TO THE CROMWELL PLATE COMPANY, OF CROMVVELL, CONNECTICUT.

BUTTER-DISH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 246,377', dated August 30, 1881.

Application tiled January 28, 1881.

To all whom. it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN A. EADES, of Middletown, in the county of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new andusefullmprovementsinButter-Dishes; and I do hereby declare that the'following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, whereby a person skilled in the art can make and use the same, reference being had to the accom- Io panying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Like letters in the tigures indicate the same parts.

My improvement relates to butter-dishes such as are generally made of metal, and which are provided with a cover which is raised up on guides and held suspended while the dish is in use.

The object ot' niy invention is to provide a 2o better mechanical device for raising, lowering, and suspending the cover than has heretofore been known and used.

ln the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, Figure l shows a side view of my improved butter-dish with the cover down and with a part ofthe exterior' cut away so as to show the working parts in section. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the whole butterdish with the cover raised.

A is the base ot' the butter-dish, which holds the bowl for the butter in the usual manner.

B B are two hollow posts, attached tothe fixed base, as shown on the left of Fig. l.

C C are vertical rods, sliding in the hollow posts B and connected at the top by the arch D, formingthe handle.

E is a vertical rod, also connected with the arch D, which passes through an opening in the top of the cover F, and serves as a guide 4o upon which the cover moves up and down, conning it to a vertical movement.

F is the cover. This is provided with an opening in the top t'or the rod E, and it is also provided with the ears F' F', which embrace the posts B and serve as guides for the base of the cover when it moves up or down, and also prevent any rotary movement otl the cover on the rod E.

Gr G are bent levers, turning upon pins in 5o the studs A', forming part of the fixed base A. The upper or longer arm lies within the cover F, and is furnished with a roller, which rolls (No model.)

upon the inside of the cover to diminish friction. The lower or shorter arm of the lever G vis embraced by a loop on the lower end of the vertical rod C, which is bent outward at its lowerend to get the desired length of leverage, and is operated by the movement of the handle up or down. The projecting parts ot' the levers are covered by a cap, J, forming 6c part of the base, which forms a convenient place for the knife-support K.

L is a groove in thelower edge ot the cover, in which the roller H rests when lthe cover is raised, as shown in Fig. 2.

The operation ot my improvement is as follows: The cover being down, when it is desired to raise it the handle D is pressed downward. This acts through the rods C to depress the lower or outer ends ot the bent levers G, and 7o thereby forces the inner ends, furnished with the rollers H, against the inclined .surface ot the cover and forces it upward. Whenv the rollers arrive at the lower edge they enter the groove L and hohl the cover in its raised position. \/Vhile the cover is raised, the levers being locked by the groove L, the dish can be taken up and moved by the handle D without dropping the cover. To lower the cover it is slightly lifted by means ot' the knob at the top.l 8o This releases the levers and Iallows the handle to rise as the cover falls. The parts can be nearly poised, so as to render the movement without shock.

Vhat I claim as my invention is 85 l. The combination of the base A, with its posts B,-the rods C, the handle D, the cover F, with its ears F', and the levers G, furnished with rollers H, substantially as described.

2. In combination with the devices A B C 9o D F G, the central guide-rod, E, substantially as described.

3. The central guide-rod, E, suspended from and fixed to the handle D, and adapted to pass through an opening in the cover F, in coinbnation with said handle and cover, substantiall y as described.

4. The projection J, adapted to conceal the working mechanism and support the knifeholder K, substantially as described.

JOHN A. EADES.

Witnesses:

THEO. G. ELLIS, WILMo'r HoR'roN. 

